Steps to Building Body Gratitude
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Affirmations from Sofia Angelina Marcus-Myers, Intuitive Energy Worker and Portrait Photographer
Daily Techniques from Personal Trainer Katie Hunt
Gratitude Yoga Poses from Andrea Stern, Owner of the Satori Yoga Studio
Savasana or final resting pose (lying flat on your back with your arms by your side): “Use support (a rolled blanket or pillow) under the knees or thighs if that feels good. I love adding a body scan, sending breath to each muscle or joint, to my savasana, because it allows me to tap into my body and thank all the parts of me.”
A Movement Exercise by Loolwa Khazzoom, Founder of Dancing with Pain
“Get as comfortable as you can—whether lying down, sitting or standing. Scan your body and find both the places that feel constricted and painful, and the places that feel expansive and comfortable. Wave hello to the pain places and let those places know that you’ll give them your full attention in the next 10 minutes, half-hour or hour; however long feels right to you. Then set your intention to focus on the places that feel good.
“Put on some gentle music you love, and fill with that music the places that feel good—even if the only pain-free place in your body is in your mind (imagination). Invite the comfortable parts of your body to move slowly and with a sense of ease when they are ready, moving from the music. Allow your body to make the tiniest of movements and recognize them as valid.
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